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Spring 2019 Releases
Spiritual Growth:
A Contemporary Jewish Approach
Rabbi Paul Steinberg
This book began with Paul Steinberg’s realization that although religions are struggling to meet the needs and trends of our modern age, spirituality is not. Its contemporary manifestations continue to thrive, and Jews can be found throughout all varieties of spiritual leadership in America.
Facing the fact that, for whatever reason, Jewish leaders simply have not done a good job of translating the ancient, spiritual wisdom of their beliefs into contemporary language and images that resonate with mass appeal, Rabbi Steinberg knew that the faith of his fathers was ready for a new spiritual message. And so he has written it—a message that is both particular to Judaism and uses Jewish language and text as starting points for a view that is universal enough to include spiritual concepts, terms, and expressions from many other spiritual traditions.
Spiritual Growth: A Contemporary Jewish Approach provides both a language and a set of Jewish spiritual principles that are accessible and integrated with contemporary life, as well as being deep and authentically real (i.e., not “dumbed down” for anyone). It is a work that emerged out of Rabbi Steinberg’s own personal experiences, pains, and spiritual journey—the trials and growth documented in his highly successful book Recovery, the 12 Steps, and Jewish Spirituality.
There are not a lot of works like this. There are books on Jewish scholarship, history, and theology. But books on Jewish spirituality tend usually to focus on a particular motif, such as the feminine, grief, aging, or Kabbalistic biblical interpretations. Spiritual Growth: A Contemporary Jewish Approach presents its message through the psycho-spiritual world view of 2018 but without the language and narrative of a therapist. It is an important contribution to the spiritual-seeking community at large, to Jews who have become alienated from their faith, and to anyone interested in learning more about what a historically vibrant spirituality can bring to today’s troubled world.
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A Contemporary Jewish Approach
Rabbi Paul Steinberg
This book began with Paul Steinberg’s realization that although religions are struggling to meet the needs and trends of our modern age, spirituality is not. Its contemporary manifestations continue to thrive, and Jews can be found throughout all varieties of spiritual leadership in America.
Facing the fact that, for whatever reason, Jewish leaders simply have not done a good job of translating the ancient, spiritual wisdom of their beliefs into contemporary language and images that resonate with mass appeal, Rabbi Steinberg knew that the faith of his fathers was ready for a new spiritual message. And so he has written it—a message that is both particular to Judaism and uses Jewish language and text as starting points for a view that is universal enough to include spiritual concepts, terms, and expressions from many other spiritual traditions.
Spiritual Growth: A Contemporary Jewish Approach provides both a language and a set of Jewish spiritual principles that are accessible and integrated with contemporary life, as well as being deep and authentically real (i.e., not “dumbed down” for anyone). It is a work that emerged out of Rabbi Steinberg’s own personal experiences, pains, and spiritual journey—the trials and growth documented in his highly successful book Recovery, the 12 Steps, and Jewish Spirituality.
There are not a lot of works like this. There are books on Jewish scholarship, history, and theology. But books on Jewish spirituality tend usually to focus on a particular motif, such as the feminine, grief, aging, or Kabbalistic biblical interpretations. Spiritual Growth: A Contemporary Jewish Approach presents its message through the psycho-spiritual world view of 2018 but without the language and narrative of a therapist. It is an important contribution to the spiritual-seeking community at large, to Jews who have become alienated from their faith, and to anyone interested in learning more about what a historically vibrant spirituality can bring to today’s troubled world.
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Diving Deep:
Into One Life Awareness
Catherine Weser
Since 1982, when the presence of the spiritual master, inner teacher, and guide known as Dwahl Khul, or DK, entered her life, Catherine Weser has been sharing his teachings with a constantly growing international audience.
Now, in Diving Deep, she combines her own knowledge and creativity with DK’s wisdom of One Life consciousness, channeling this merging of presence and letting go of self-identity. Her new book is a fully integrated blending of Catherine’s fascinating personal journey with DK’s inter-dimensional guidance, and includes powerful affirmations of gifts and resolutions to challenges.
As with Catherine’s many articles and workshops all over the world, all the lessons of Diving Deep are guided by the presence of DK as inner teacher, influencing and guiding the information.
One Life, as Catherine notes, is a non-dual philosophy. To know One Life is to experience all in an awakened state of being. In the One Life, all sentient beings are one. There is no path to the One Life; it is simply here and now.
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Into One Life Awareness
Catherine Weser
Since 1982, when the presence of the spiritual master, inner teacher, and guide known as Dwahl Khul, or DK, entered her life, Catherine Weser has been sharing his teachings with a constantly growing international audience.
Now, in Diving Deep, she combines her own knowledge and creativity with DK’s wisdom of One Life consciousness, channeling this merging of presence and letting go of self-identity. Her new book is a fully integrated blending of Catherine’s fascinating personal journey with DK’s inter-dimensional guidance, and includes powerful affirmations of gifts and resolutions to challenges.
As with Catherine’s many articles and workshops all over the world, all the lessons of Diving Deep are guided by the presence of DK as inner teacher, influencing and guiding the information.
One Life, as Catherine notes, is a non-dual philosophy. To know One Life is to experience all in an awakened state of being. In the One Life, all sentient beings are one. There is no path to the One Life; it is simply here and now.
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The King of Trash
Donald Willerton
The plague of homelessness runs through it like a pulsing vein. There is murder—and bodies galore. There is unhesitating genocide. There is an escape from certain death that will haunt you.
And yet The King of Trash is a story of tenderness, of ethical struggle, and of deeply bonded humanity.
In his latest novel—and his first to move beyond the highly successful Mogi Franklin middle-reader mysteries—author Don Willerton intertwines modern-day themes of transcendent importance through a unique and intriguing tale of mystery, adventure, and courage.
Early readers have sometimes had nightmares, but yet The King of Trashis ultimately redeemed by its heart. It begins with a newspaper reporter setting out to interview a former school mate who’s now become one of the world greatest scientists—and one of its richest men. Before long, though, we are enmeshed in a web of awful and expedient “facts” building to a twenty-first-century morality tale in which no one can escape the hard and bitter decisions of the “real” world. And yet at the end, we learn, is the one central truth, the only remnant left to sustain Willerton’s fascinating and vivid characters—and all the rest of us alive on Earth as well.
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Donald Willerton
The plague of homelessness runs through it like a pulsing vein. There is murder—and bodies galore. There is unhesitating genocide. There is an escape from certain death that will haunt you.
And yet The King of Trash is a story of tenderness, of ethical struggle, and of deeply bonded humanity.
In his latest novel—and his first to move beyond the highly successful Mogi Franklin middle-reader mysteries—author Don Willerton intertwines modern-day themes of transcendent importance through a unique and intriguing tale of mystery, adventure, and courage.
Early readers have sometimes had nightmares, but yet The King of Trashis ultimately redeemed by its heart. It begins with a newspaper reporter setting out to interview a former school mate who’s now become one of the world greatest scientists—and one of its richest men. Before long, though, we are enmeshed in a web of awful and expedient “facts” building to a twenty-first-century morality tale in which no one can escape the hard and bitter decisions of the “real” world. And yet at the end, we learn, is the one central truth, the only remnant left to sustain Willerton’s fascinating and vivid characters—and all the rest of us alive on Earth as well.
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Mindful Dementia Care:
Ruth Dennis
This is a book of stories, and a book of love. It is also a life-changing source of information that can revolutionize our relationship—both as individuals and a society—with one of the most vulnerable populations in our midst.
In her decades as a caregiver, both personally and professionally, Ruth Dennis saw first-hand the tragic results of the medicalized, institutionalized way we have chosen in large part to care for people with dementia. And equally clearly, she saw a better way. In "I'm Still Here"—Lost and Found in the Alzheimer’s Forest, Dennis explains a different way of making a difference—and achieving results in the most human of terms—through a care environment that “honors the whole person.”
Her story is fact-filled but yet deeply personal, a picture painted in colors taken from the day-to-day, flesh-and-blood experiences of her own dementia-care community. The key is creating an environment with countless enriching touchstones to the inner person, through facilities that are filled with art, animal companions, music, dance, books, laughter, and wholesome food. It is a world that embraces the goal of using the creative, artistic process to shape a more-loving, spiritual approach to aging for all elders and their families.
This is a book without denial, without any papering over of the challenges that can be involved, and the sadness, anger, and frustration they may bring. It recognizes that people do act out, people do have pain, they do feel profound loss. Caregivers have jobs that can be the most fulfilling in the world but also the most exhausting and often most disrespected. A support group, or all the self-care advice in the world, cannot create more hours in the day or more money in the bank for a family caregiver who is desperately in need of sleep and filled with anguish over how to pay the next set of bills. There is not a magic way to decide when to place a loved one in a facility outside the home. There is no simple answer to care.
Mindful Dementia Care is a book with heroes, the dedicated, creative, and incredibly strong people who both need and give care. As they tell their stories, they lead us to explore the questions that must be asked to create a deeper and more-balanced mode of care. Our good fortune is to be guided in this by Ruth Dennis, an incredible teacher, as she shares her life’s work—the work of a most passionate and compassionate heart.
Go to this book's home page, or order from your local bookseller or Amazon.
Ruth Dennis
This is a book of stories, and a book of love. It is also a life-changing source of information that can revolutionize our relationship—both as individuals and a society—with one of the most vulnerable populations in our midst.
In her decades as a caregiver, both personally and professionally, Ruth Dennis saw first-hand the tragic results of the medicalized, institutionalized way we have chosen in large part to care for people with dementia. And equally clearly, she saw a better way. In "I'm Still Here"—Lost and Found in the Alzheimer’s Forest, Dennis explains a different way of making a difference—and achieving results in the most human of terms—through a care environment that “honors the whole person.”
Her story is fact-filled but yet deeply personal, a picture painted in colors taken from the day-to-day, flesh-and-blood experiences of her own dementia-care community. The key is creating an environment with countless enriching touchstones to the inner person, through facilities that are filled with art, animal companions, music, dance, books, laughter, and wholesome food. It is a world that embraces the goal of using the creative, artistic process to shape a more-loving, spiritual approach to aging for all elders and their families.
This is a book without denial, without any papering over of the challenges that can be involved, and the sadness, anger, and frustration they may bring. It recognizes that people do act out, people do have pain, they do feel profound loss. Caregivers have jobs that can be the most fulfilling in the world but also the most exhausting and often most disrespected. A support group, or all the self-care advice in the world, cannot create more hours in the day or more money in the bank for a family caregiver who is desperately in need of sleep and filled with anguish over how to pay the next set of bills. There is not a magic way to decide when to place a loved one in a facility outside the home. There is no simple answer to care.
Mindful Dementia Care is a book with heroes, the dedicated, creative, and incredibly strong people who both need and give care. As they tell their stories, they lead us to explore the questions that must be asked to create a deeper and more-balanced mode of care. Our good fortune is to be guided in this by Ruth Dennis, an incredible teacher, as she shares her life’s work—the work of a most passionate and compassionate heart.
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From Grief to Gratitude:
Healing Intergenerational Trauma
Naomi Fiske
The story of From Grief to Gratitude: Healing Intergenerational Trauma began with Naomi Fiske’s realization that as the natural family around her was “celebrating life . . . in the midst of the exuberance, I saw unending grief.”
How could this be? she wondered. She struggled to make sense of it, thus beginning the lifelong journey to honor her parents and the history of her ancestors, and to free herself from the need to carry their grief herself.
This is the journey Naomi now shares as a testimony to the power of healing. In her story, she present a powerful and yet fluid model for transforming trauma in general and intergenerational trauma in particular as a means of helping to alleviate suffering. The goal is freedom, and that is the goal she leads us to—freedom not in the sense of forgetting the past that shaped us but in having the ability to choose whether we will carry the depth of pain and grief our ancestors were compelled to bear.
For Naomi personally, the intergenerational trauma went back to World War II and those in her family who escaped the Holocaust, and those who didn’t. But the mental and emotional scars—and the means to free ourselves of them—can come just as surely from the many other atrocities that have occurred and continue to occur around the world, leaving traumatized individuals in their wake. This is a book for all descendants of those cruelties. Trauma touches everyone.
The inescapable question for Naomi was: How dare I be in radiance and joy when there was so much grief and suffering in my parents’ lives and the lives of my ancestors? Her search for meaning in the midst of such anguish involved decades of study and work with such luminaries as Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, Stephen Levine, Ram Das, Byron Katie, Pema Chodron, and Joe Dispenza.
And now, in From Grief to Gratitude, we share that answer, the lessons of Naomi’s search: “We owe it to ourselves,” she writes, “to celebrate life. We owe it to ourselves to honor every grieving and every tradition, and then move on. In every breath we take, we have a choice as to how we want to experience each moment.”
Go to this book's home page, or order from your local bookseller or Amazon.
Healing Intergenerational Trauma
Naomi Fiske
The story of From Grief to Gratitude: Healing Intergenerational Trauma began with Naomi Fiske’s realization that as the natural family around her was “celebrating life . . . in the midst of the exuberance, I saw unending grief.”
How could this be? she wondered. She struggled to make sense of it, thus beginning the lifelong journey to honor her parents and the history of her ancestors, and to free herself from the need to carry their grief herself.
This is the journey Naomi now shares as a testimony to the power of healing. In her story, she present a powerful and yet fluid model for transforming trauma in general and intergenerational trauma in particular as a means of helping to alleviate suffering. The goal is freedom, and that is the goal she leads us to—freedom not in the sense of forgetting the past that shaped us but in having the ability to choose whether we will carry the depth of pain and grief our ancestors were compelled to bear.
For Naomi personally, the intergenerational trauma went back to World War II and those in her family who escaped the Holocaust, and those who didn’t. But the mental and emotional scars—and the means to free ourselves of them—can come just as surely from the many other atrocities that have occurred and continue to occur around the world, leaving traumatized individuals in their wake. This is a book for all descendants of those cruelties. Trauma touches everyone.
The inescapable question for Naomi was: How dare I be in radiance and joy when there was so much grief and suffering in my parents’ lives and the lives of my ancestors? Her search for meaning in the midst of such anguish involved decades of study and work with such luminaries as Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, Stephen Levine, Ram Das, Byron Katie, Pema Chodron, and Joe Dispenza.
And now, in From Grief to Gratitude, we share that answer, the lessons of Naomi’s search: “We owe it to ourselves,” she writes, “to celebrate life. We owe it to ourselves to honor every grieving and every tradition, and then move on. In every breath we take, we have a choice as to how we want to experience each moment.”
Go to this book's home page, or order from your local bookseller or Amazon.